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Wednesday, December 21, 2011

I have knit you up the bomb! - A free pattern!

Dudley the sad Bob-omb Mario fans everywhere recognize the adorable yet deadly bob-omb. This is Dudley, and he is a bob-omb that does not go boom. Try as he might, he can’t even turn red. Won’t you take him home?

This is a great last minute gift for the Nintendo fan in your life. He takes oddments of black, gray, and gold worsted, white felt, sewing needle, white thread, and stuffing.Using size 5 DPNs and gray yarn, CO 3 stitches and work I-cord for two inches. Inc in each stitch (6 stitches) and divide across three DPNs. Inc in each stitch again (12 stitches).

Knit 1 round*K1fb, k1* aroundKnit*K1fb, k2*Knit*K1fb, k3*Knit

Cut gray yarn, and change to black

*K1fb, k4*Knit*K1fb, k5*Knit*K1fb, k6*Knit*K1fb, k7*Knit

Knit 7 more rounds even then work decreases as follows:

*K2tog, K7*Knit

And so on as before until you only have 6 stitches on the needles again. Break the yarn and thread it through the live stitches, but do not tie it off. Stuff firmly, then pull yarn tight and tie off, burying the end into the body.

Cut eyes from white felt and sew onto body with needle and thread.

Feet (Make 2):

With gold yarn, CO 12 stitches and work garter stitch until piece measures 2 ½ inches.K2tog acrossKnit a rowK2 together across then cut yarn and thread through live stitches. Pull tight to close and sew up long seam of foot. Stuff foot firmly, then sew back seam and whipstitch foot to underside of body.